David graduated from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree in 1977 and received a Master of Business Administration, magna cum laude and his J.D. degree, both in 1980. In 1982 he became a C.P.A. in California.

David has served as an expert witness on tax matters, and has had numerous articles published in taxation journals, including The Journal of Taxation, Taxation For Lawyers, The Practical Tax Lawyer, and Taxation For Accountants. His articles have also appeared in The Los Angeles Business Journal, The Daily Journal, and other publications.

He has authored chapters in the California Continuing Education of the Bar ("CEB") book, "Capitalizing and Protecting New Businesses", authored various book supplements for CEB, served as a consultant for CEB publications ("Business Buy Sell Agreements" and "Selecting and Forming Business Entities"), and authored books for the California Society of CPAs on tax procedure and the California Escrow Association on real estate tax procedures.

He is a CEB instructor ("Recent Developments In Business Law Practice", "Advising California Professional Partnerships and Corporations", "Accounting For Lawyers", and "Selecting and Forming Business Entities"), and has taught for the U.S. Federal Court, the Tax Section of the State Bar of California ("Corporate Tax Planning and Drafting For The Acquisition and Disposition of Corporate Business", "Tax Planning For Real Estate Dispositions and Exchanges", "New Developments In Estate and Gift Planning", and "Section 1031 Exchanges"), the California C.P.A. Foundation, and U.C.L.A. Extension.

David joined the Firm in January of 1993, and specializes in corporate, tax, real estate and estate planning.